The 1976 Dodge B300 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,350,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC80V0730001980-06-11350,000 affected
Defect
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DISC BRAKE PAD WEAR AND TURN STOP WEAR ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND A REDUCTION IN FRONT BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWING A FULL TURN. ALSO, A FRAME CRACK COULD DEVELOP AND COULD EXTEND THROUGH ALL OR MOST OF THE RAIL SECTION.
Remedy
UPON INSPECTION DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STOP BRACKET TO CORRECT THE FRONT BRAKES. IF FRAME IS CRACKED IT WILL BE WELDED AND A ROD REINFORCEMENT WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.
STRUCTURE80V0270001980-03-141,000,000 affected
Defect
THE FRONT RAIL EXTENSION MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE POWER STEERING GEAR ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. IF THE CRACK PROGRESSES THROUGH MOST OR ALL OF THE RAIL SECTION, STEERING SYSTEM FREE PLAY ACCOMPANIED BY METALLIC RATTLE NOISE WILL BE EXPERIENCED.
Remedy
AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE WELD REPAIRED AND A REINFORCEMENT ROD WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Failure #1 aprox 18" of tread seperated, body of tire still held air, 65lb. Second tire showed signs of pending seperaton. Recived partial warranty on both tires. Failure #2 catastrophic failure. Tire destroyed. Because tire was a dual set, both tires were replaced, no warranty from mfg.( dot…”
“Failure #1 aprox 18" of tread seperated, body of tire still held air, 65lb. Second tire showed signs of pending seperaton. Recived partial warranty on both tires. Failure #2 catastrophic failure. Tire destroyed. Because tire was on a dual set, both tires were replaced, no warranty from mfg. Tire…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1976 Dodge B300 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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